About 10 years ago I decided to write a song for my girlfriend as a Valentine’s Day gift. We were in college and I worked at the school cafeteria, so I didn’t have a lot of spending money. Fortunately, I…
Today we’ll be looking at how to measure sound waves and then we’ll discuss how to use those measurements to get the wavelength of those sounds. We’ll talk about two different tools we can use to measure sound (one is…
In short, wavelength determines the pitch of a sound wave. Sound waves with shorter wavelengths will have a higher pitch and sound waves with longer wavelengths will have a lower pitch. Now let’s break it all down. Speed, Wavelength and…
Soundbars are great. If you want to get a decent audio experience with your television, you need to invest in an external speaker setup. My personal setup is a soundbar with a wireless subwoofer. Before that I was using my…
There are a handful of ways to measure sound frequency, but none are easier or cheaper than doing it with your phone. Today I’ll show you how I measured the frequency of my own voice using a free app called…
Sound is a critical part of the television experience. A great sound setup can make you feel like you’re a part of the world you’re watching (or gaming in). The TV with the best speakers is going to have the…
Generally speaking there are four ways to make a speaker louder: Boost the input signal Funnel the speaker’s sound towards our ears (to lose less of the sound) Add more speakers Buy new speakers The reality is that all speakers…
Today we’ll be looking at 9 of the loudest bluetooth speakers available on Amazon today. I’ve picked 3 speakers in three different price ranges: above $500, under $500 and under $150. This list is not comprehensive and should not be…
Computers and sound go hand in hand. If you use your laptop to listen to music, play immersive games, record music or a number of other things then you care a lot about the quality of your laptop’s sound. I’ve…
Recording rain is incredibly simple. However, the quality of your recording will depend greatly on the quality of your recording device. I recorded a short rainstorm at my house with my phone and my outdoor recording device and put the…
